You all know that when it comes to my kids I am pretty willing to confront someone that is treating them wrong. ie "the evil lunch lady", Drama Teacher, Office Lady and Principal. According to Aaron it is all a big long story, those of you that have had the opportunity to hear it are special. Anyway, everyday this week my girls have come home from school crying that a Mom is being mean to them. She is telling them they have to walk their bikes along Horse in front of our neighborhood. I wondered if maybe I had told them wrong, so I called the office and asked what the rule was, and they confirmed that they only had to walk them to the corner. One day Olivia's teacher called me because she was afraid of a stranger, and she thought she was going to hurt her. Another time Olivia was all alone riding home, and she yelled at her (you all know Olivia enough to know that she was hysterical by the time she got home). Let me remind you again that this is a MOM!!!! So, yesterday when they both came home crying I decided I had enough. I was going to ride with the kids to school and find this Mom. When we went to get Savanah (our neighbor), her Dad had the same idea. So, it was me and the neighbor on a mission to find this Mom. Well, wouldn't you know it, she probably caught wind of our plan and got scared. We couldn't find her. As we were standing at the bike rack, Coach (ahhhhhh) Clayton told us he knew who she was, and he would give us her name. So, what do you all think is the right thing to do? I have been thinking about it, and I am not sure. I think about what my Mom would have done, or what some of the others Mom's I think are perfect would do, but I just don't know. In the past I have probably made some dumb decisions when it comes to my kids, see above. But, I don't know. I can't just not do anything, right? My kids are afraid to ride their bikes to school!! She needs to know that, right? So, tell me what you all would do. My blood is just boiling posting about this subject. Good thing the Mom was missing in action this morning.
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Kick some ass, Jill! Who does this mom think she is? These are YOUR kids, and they should not be coming home crying because of some volunteer. Can you talk to the school about it?
I think I want to know more about this Coach (ahhhhh) Carter! :)
You need to hunt this woman down! I agree with Meg - kick some ass! They should not be afraid of ANYONE at school. It makes my blood boil thinking about it too! At least do it for Aaron. He could use some new material for his story!
That is so funny Jill. I will tell you what I would probably end up doing and then I will tell you what I think YOU should do. I would probably end up doing nothing and telling my kids something along the line of don't worry about it and she is just a mom, she is not someone that can get you in trouble.....blah blah blah. BUT I think you SHOULD say something and stand up for your kids. It sounds like she deserves it honestly. And it sounds like she might need someone to put her back into her place. Maybe there is a nice way to start it off, but I think if she doesn't get it....GIVE IT TO HER! I am excited to hear what you do and what she says. I will live vicariaously through you because I am very very bad at confrontation. Good luck! Don't forget to blog about what happened.
Jill--Let's sue her for intentional infliction of emotional distress. I'd be happy to represent you for a small 33% contingency fee! :) Really though, what I would do is get the kids on their bikes and ride back and forth for an hour. Stay on the sidewalk, but just go back and forth back and forth. We could get a siren or something and some annoying signs that say "Yell at my kids one more time and I'll hunt you down and gut you like a fish." --Andrew
I really like Andrew's idea, but it may get you killed or at least yelled at!
It can't hurt to voice your opinion. Maybe all this mom needs is someone to stand up to her and let her know she can't treat people (your kids)like that. If she knows she's upsetting parents too, she may calm down a little. If this mom is such a big bully, I would hate to imagine what her kids are like!
Is this some random mom that is there every afternoon picking up her kids or is she some volunteer or crossing guard helper? Regardless, if some woman was upsetting my kids everyday, I would definitely say something or talk to the office. I'm like Jessica though--I hate confrontation and would try to be nice about it up front and let her know that the school office told you they only have to walk to the corner, then they can ride. I'm curious if she is getting after any other kids as well. Maybe all the kids in your neighborhood could get on their bikes and run her over! I hope you go this afternoon and find her and kick butt!!
Also, I want to know more about the evil lunch lady and the drama teacher stories!!
Oh I almost forgot---maybe sometime next week we could take pictures of Tanner? I saw that website you told me about and those announcements are so cute!!
Oh Jill, Jill, Jill. What would Jesus do? You should bake some cookies and find her, have the kids give them to her with an apology for ruining her life- but have your kids throw them in her face- make sure the chocolate chips are hot and melty- burns make a better effect! Just kidding- but I really think you have the right to confront her- I'd keep riding with your kids every day until you find out who she is and tell her that it's fine for them to ride. If she's rude, then I wouldn't feel bad of being rude back. I know what Jesus would want me to do- but I'm not so god at following in these situations!
Am I going to Hell for posting this sacreligious comment?! I beeter stop typing before I'm in more trouble!
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